Comparing Philomena And The Movie Philomena Directed By...

Often times books and movies of the same title differ, especially when referring to characters and plots, but they can also be created with very similar themes. It is well known that a whole entire plot of a book cannot be turned into a movie; a director only has so much time to work with. Because of the difference in length, many items have to be changed or even taken out. Even though a person could have read a book before going to see the movie, one could be surprised at the outcome because some aspects are changed so drastically. The book Philomena by Martin Sixsmith and the movie Philomena directed by Stephen Frears have different characters and different plots, but a similar theme, leading to one liking the movie better. One major†¦show more content†¦Martin Sixsmith, the author of the book, was a supporting character in the movie, traveling with Philomena to discover what happened to Michael. Even though Michael and Philomena had never met, and they weren’t going to, Philomena still had a mother’s intuition about him. On their quest of searching for answers in the movie, Philomena said to Mary, â€Å"I know Anthony was a gay homosexual.† (Frears). Although she was told this by another friend of Michael’s, Philomena still explained that somehow she knew this even though she never knew Michael past his childhood. Even though books and movies may have the same title, the main characters and supporting characters really differ between each. Likewise, the plot also differed from the book to the movie. Throughout the book, the reader can discover Michael’s whole life. It starts from when he was born, brought to America, and growing up on his own. He really struggled as a child trying to fit into his new home in America and wondering why his mother and Mary’s mother had given them up. Michael often pondered out loud to Mary, â€Å"I think they never loved us. For if they did, the would not have given us away. I think they just had us and gave us to the sisters.† (Sixsmith 113). As Michael continued to grow up, his everyday life started to become more challenging for him, especially not knowing who is real mother is. One